To win a team prize category a team of a minimum of 3 people must be competing in the one distance only either 5km, 10km OR 15km. If you and your team members wish to compete in different events you can still register as a team for fundraising purposes.

We suggest you aim to arrive around an hour before the scheduled start time of your event. This will give you time to pick up your bib (if required), drop your bag and warm up prior to the event. Event start times are here.

The Run Ready Kids event is designed to encourage children aged approx 4.5 to 9 years (kinder to grade 4) to enjoy being a part of our family orientated event and perhaps ready themselves to tackle the 5km or 10km in the future!

Thanks to RUN READY, participants will enjoy age appropriate skill building activities, including an 80m dash on the oval.

Those registered in the Run Ready activities will be occupied from around 7:45am till 9:15am, enabling their parents, caregivers and older siblings to participate in the 5km run/walk, 10km or 15km run. Afterwards, the whole family can then enjoy the Mind and Body Expo!

Program schedule:

7.15am -7.45am Sign in, drop off in the Kids Corner of Burke Hall’s Garnet Hall, Gymnasium/
7:45am – 8:00am Start time, kids are escorted to the tennis courts and oval for their activity programs and 80m dash
8:15am – 9am Kids activity program on the basketball courts
9.00am – 9:30am Sign out and pick up

Age groups:

four and a half year old kindergarten

Prep to grade 1

grade 2 to grade 4

Participants in Run Ready for Kids will receive a t-shirt and personalised achievement certificate.

Preferred-Start runners will obtain a fluorescent sticker from the Help/Information desk on the day to be placed on their bibs. They will be able to line up at the front of the start area up until 5 minutes before the start. There are two ways to apply for a Preferred-Start:

Tram 109 along Barkers Road, disembark at Victoria Gardens and take the 10-15min uphill walk north towards Kew, across the Yarra River footbridge and up Walmer Stree. Turn right onto Nolan Ave where you will see the gates to Burke Hall. See link to location maps and directions

Early bird (entries before 30th June) entrants will have their race BIBs posted to them as well as any postage paid merchandise. Please ensure your postal address is correct when registering to ensure you receive the BIB to your desired address.

If you enter after the early bird cut off, you will need to collect your run BIB from Burke Hall, Garnet Hall Gymnasium either on event day from 6.30am or between 10-2pm on Saturday 25th August, the day before the event.Please arrive early to collect your BIB so you have plenty of time to reach the start line for your race. Start Times: 7.45am 15km; 8.00am 10km; 8.15am 5km

Registrations can be made at Burke Hall on Saturday 25th August from 10am-2pm. They will open again at 6.30am on Sunday August 26 and will close 15 mins before each event {7:30 for 15km, 7:45 for 10km, 8:00 for 5km} although we do not recommend leaving it that late!